The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-30
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.

About Various Lines.
Mai C. b. Fenwick was in Jacksonville,
Fla, Friday, in the interest of his proposed
railroad and is accompanied by Mr.. c. r.
knight, the chief engineer He reports the
final survey and completion of the profile
from RollestOn, opposite Palatka, to Nor
walk, where the road viii cross the st.
Johns river, q distance Of eighteen miles,
and says that the grading will be com
menced between Welaka and Rolleston
within two weeks. 1t will bo completed as
far as surveyed by Nov l. In connection
with the road they propose to operate a line
of exclusively day steamers between
Welaka and Silver Springs on the Ockla-
waha making Welaka the terminus of the
line instead of having the steamers run
down to PalatSa. They will also run line
of steamers between Welala, Georgetown
and Drayton Island.
AT a recent meeting of the stockholders OF
the Buena Vista and EllavIlle railroad the
following directors were elected: James nj.
Michael, w. D. Murray (of the old board,
E. NJ Butt, U. B. Harold, NJ. Speer, J. w.
Wheatly, n A. Smith, w. B. Bagley w.
A. Black and r. j. Perry. The last seven
named directors are from Americas, and
were elected by Mr.. Z. B. Harold, who is
director in the Central road, and voted the
LOO shares held by that company. AT
IlGcIlllG Oh LllS new DDdI1i y. ID. Iltt lOlAI
was elected President and James NJ. Lowe
Vice President 1t is the general impression
that the Central road intends making the
extension from Buena Vista to Columbus,
that it may have a short line from Birming
ham to jacksonville, Fla, via Albany and
to compete with the Columbus Southern.
A meeting of the citizens of Green
vile, S. c., was held Thursday night III the
interest of the Atlantic, Greenvile and
I Vet Dill, IYty91l Nr1.T
of Laurens, Hon. w. c. Benet, and several
members of the firm of SusOng d Co were
present, and the status of the road and its
prospects We're discussed at length, and
it was decided to hold Il mass
meeting the next afternoon to appoint
committee to make arrangements to
secure a sufficient number of signatures to u
petition asking for the question of county
subscription in aid of the road to be sub
mitted to the people of the county. 1t was
the general opinion Of all present the pros
poets Of the road are growing brighter every
daY as it is now certain that the people of
Knoxville realize the great Importance of
this line to them, and they have given the
most positive assurances OF a liberal sub
scription.
One day this week Hon w. T. Orman
was in receipt of telegram from Mr.. Il. +.
Rowland dated New York, in which was
charter of the Apalachicola and Alabama
railroad@' says the Apalachicola fla
Times. The telegram was replied to in the
affirmative. The milk in the cocoanut is
this; When Mr.. Orman was in Tallahassee,
in conversation with leading capitalists and
Mr. Rowland the subject of the Apa-
lachicola and Alabama railroad was
brought up. Mr. Orman told these
gentlemen that if any reliable company
would take hold of this road and build it,
the incorporators would turn over the road,
with its franchise of 5000 acres of State
la nds to the mile to them. Furthermore,
that if an opportunity for placing the
charter came to hand they were to let him
know at once Following on the heels of
this is the telegram of Mr. Rowland, and
Judging from the records, Mr.. Rowland has
caught on to the opportunity to place the
charter and franchise in the hands Of CAPT
talists who will build the road.